Title: Brooklyn Public Library celebrates 5th anniversary of book matching service

URL: http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/40919828/brooklyn-public-library-celebrates-5th-anniversary-of-book-matching-service

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Title: Older Americans Celebration Fair at Brooklyn Public Library

URL: http://greenpointstar.com/bookmark/27812223/

Description: The Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (10 Grand Army Plaza) was transformed into a festival grounds this past Friday for the Older Americans Celebration Fair.

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Title: Libraries hold book display contest

URL: http://greenpointstar.com/bookmark/27829323/

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), Queens Public Library (QPL), and New York Public Library are participating in a citywide book display contest. From now until November 12, 130 branches across the three systems will showcase unique and innovative display pieces that celebrate the arts and culture of their neighborhood.

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Title: This Ultra-Green Library Offers Hands-On Environmental Learning

URL: http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/ultra-green-library-offers-hands-environmental-learning/

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Title: Bookend: Beyond Words

URL: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/07/08/bookend-beyond-words/

Description: When Tenzin Kalsang, children’s librarian at Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library’s (BPL) Williamsburg branch, started an online series of bilingual storytimes in April 2020, the native Tibetan speaker couldn’t have predicted she’d become an overnight sensation.

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Title: Antiracist Storytimes

URL: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2022/05/02/antiracist-storytimes/

Description: Programs for kids spark and normalize conversations about race.

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Subject:   Story time

Title: Making a Statement: Libraries bring debate clubs to new audiences

URL: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2023/01/03/making-a-statement/

Description: Starting in fall 2021, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library offered three pilot sessions of its Senior Debate program, during which older adults practiced and competed in debates.

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Title: Opening Doors: Providing support services to library users in need

URL: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/opening-doors/

Description: Rakisha Kearns-White, senior Young Adult librarian at Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library (BPL), left, and Brenda Bentt-Peters, BPL's community outreach supervisor, present at "Creating Welcoming and Supportive Libraries for Asylum Seekers and People Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty."

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Subject:   Staff

Title: Brooklyn Robotics League holds championship competition

URL: https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/01/26/brooklyn-robotics-league-championship/

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) held a championship competition recently for kids who participated in the Brooklyn Robotics League.

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Subject:   Events

Title: NYC public libraries will end late fees in push for equity

URL: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-new-york-new-york-city-libraries-c9e42a88a9c89575668c24f9248a229b/

Description: New York City’s public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials, city officials announced Tuesday.

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Title: BKLYN Fashion Academy Graduates Debut Their Looks In Virtual Fashion Show

URL: https://bklyner.com/bklyn-fashion-academy-graduates-debut-their-looks-in-virtual-fashion-show/

Description: Tomorrow, the soon-to-be graduates of Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Fashion Academy will debut their original collections in a Zoom fashion show, free and fully accessible to the public.

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Title: Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUp! Contest Awards Over $40,000 To Local Businesses

URL: https://bklyner.com/brooklyn-public-librarys-powerup-contest-awards-over-40000-to-local-businesses/

Description: Last night, the Brooklyn Public Library’s 17th annual PowerUp! competition culminated in a Zoom program to announce the winners.

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Title: Call The Library For A Story or A Poem

URL: https://bklyner.com/call-the-library-for-a-bedtime-story/

Description: Did you know you could call the Brooklyn Public Library and listen to a short story? The program started last May as a way to connect with patrons that could not access the library's virtual programming while the branches were closed during the pandemic. Every day by noon, the library posts new stories and poems, picked and read by its staff across the borough.

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Title: Brooklyn Public Library Opens First New Branch in 40 Years

URL: https://bkreader.com/2021/10/12/brooklyn-public-library-opens-first-new-branch-in-40-years/

Description: The first new Brooklyn Public Library branch in 40 years opened Tuesday on Adams Street in DUMBO. The new branch is the 60th in the system and first new library built in Brooklyn since 1983, and it is part of BPL’s effort to expand and revitalize its network to create modern, inspiring and innovative spaces to serve the next generation of library-goers, BPL said in a statement.

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Title: New Map-Making Program in Brooklyn Helps Teens Navigate Loneliness, Isolation

URL: https://bkreader.com/2021/12/22/brooklyn-public-library-incubator-stingray-arts-collective-mapping-our-worlds/

Description: Through six-week programs at Brooklyn Public Library, teens will learn map-making skills to help address the mental health crises exacerbated by the pandemic.

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Subject:   Incubator

Title: Brooklyn Public Library Issues eCards so Teens Nationwide Can Access Banned Books

URL: https://bkreader.com/2022/04/13/brooklyn-public-library-issues-ecards-so-teens-nationwide-can-access-banned-books/

Description: Librarians and teen volunteers spearhead books Unbanned Initiative to combat censorship across the country.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: The Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates 125th Birthday with First-Ever Cakemobile

URL: https://bkreader.com/2022/07/28/the-brooklyn-public-library-celebrates-125th-birthday-with-first-ever-cakemobile/

Description: The cakemobiles will be offering free cupcakes, family programs, and a selection of curated books to library card holders.

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Subject:   Events

Title: Brooklyn Public Library Team Named Librarians of the Year For Their Righteous Battle Against National Censorship

URL: https://bkreader.com/2023/01/06/brooklyn-public-library-books-unbanned-team-named-librarians-of-the-year/

Description: The national award recognizes Brooklyn Public Library’s outstanding contribution to the profession.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned,  Staff

Title: After 125 years, this is Brooklyn Public Library’s most borrowed book

URL: https://bookriot.com/brooklyn-public-library-most-borrowed-book/

Description: Brooklyn Public Library has been celebrating its 125 year anniversary by counting down their 125 most borrowed books of all time.

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Subject:   125th Anniversary

Title: Brooklyn library offers access to banned ebooks to teens across the U.S.

URL: https://bookriot.com/unbanned-books/

Description: Brooklyn Public Library, one of the largest library systems in the U.S., has launched the Books UnBanned initiative, which allows anyone across the country between the ages of 13 and 21 to get a free eCard from BPL, which will give them access to 350,000 ebooks and 200,000 audiobooks, as well as access to databases.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: Brooklyn Public Library opens Dumbo branch

URL: https://bronx.news12.com/brooklyn-public-library-opens-dumbo-branch/

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library opened its first new branch in 40 years in Dumbo Tuesday.

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Title: Celebration of reading and learning: Brooklyn Public Library celebrates 125th anniversary

URL: https://bronx.news12.com/celebration-of-reading-and-learning-brooklyn-public-library-celebrates-125th-anniversary/

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary this summer and kicked off the months-long celebration with a party outside the main entrance on Saturday.

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Subject:   125th Anniversary

Title: Greenpoint Library awarded grand prize in Culture Pass creative book display contest

URL: https://bronx.news12.com/greenpoint-library-awarded-grand-prize-in-culture-pass-creative-book-display-contest

Description: Greenpoint Library awarded grand prize in Culture Pass creative book display contest Apr 08, 2023, 6:33pmUpdated on Apr 08, 2023 By: News 12 Staff and Mary-Lyn Buckley 0:22 / 1:48 The Greenpoint Library in Brooklyn won the grand prize for a creative book display contest put on by Culture Pass.

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Subject:   Branches,  Greenpoint

Title: Brooklyn librarians receive award for connecting teens to banned books

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/brooklyn-librarians-receive-award-for-connecting-teens-to-banned-books

Description: A team of librarians received an award for their exceptional work that goes beyond the thousands of books on the shelves.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned,  Staff

Title: Brooklyn Public Library celebrates New York City History Day with students

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/brooklyn-public-library-celebrates-new-york-city-history-day-with-students

Description: Brooklyn Public Library celebrates New York City History Day with students Mar 03, 2024, 11:33pmUpdated 2d ago By: Natalie Hernandez and Julia Joseph The Brooklyn Public library celebrated New York City History Day on Sunday by showing off middle and high schoolers' history projects.

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Subject:   CBH

Title: Brower Park Library reopens in brand-new Brooklyn location

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/brower-park-library-reopens-in-brand-new-brooklyn-location

Description: The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a neighborhood favorite to many residents, and now it's also home to the new library. The museum and Brooklyn Public Library system worked together to build the new space. It's open to the public.

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Subject:   Branches,  Brower Park

Title: New Sheepshead Bay exhibit puts no barriers on those with disabilities

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/new-sheepshead-bay-exhibit-puts-no-barriers-on-those-with-disabilities

Description: Organizations that are dedicated to helping those with disabilities are working together to showcase some of their artists' work. News 12's Lindsay Tanney gives an inside look into what the exhibit in Sheepshead Bay has to offer.

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Subject:   Branches,  Exhibitions,  Sheepshead Bay

Title: New York AG: Brooklyn library receives bomb threat during Drag Story Hour

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/new-york-ag-brooklyn-library-receives-bomb-threat-during-drag-story-hour

Description: Police say they responded to a 911 call about a bomb threat made to the Corteylou Library on Saturday in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Branches,  Events,  Story time

Title: Veteran helps Brooklyn Public Library serve community

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/veteran-helps-brooklyn-public-library-serve-community

Description: Veteran helps Brooklyn Public Library serve community Nov 08, 2023, 10:48pmUpdated on Nov 08, 2023 By: Julio Avila and Adolfo Carrion One Brooklyn veteran is serving the community even outside of the armed forces through the Brooklyn Public Library. Brenda Bentt-Peters is the community outreach supervisor, helping connect people to resources and benefits that they may need.

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Subject:   Staff

Title: Center for Brooklyn History now open in Brooklyn Heights

URL: https://brooklynbridgeparents.com/center-for-brooklyn-history-is-now-open-in-brooklyn-heights/

Description: The Center for Brooklyn History, a research library and community hub dedicated to Brooklyn history, has reopened to the public, free of charge at 128 Pierrepont Street.

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Title: First look into DUMBO’s new public library

URL: https://brooklynbridgeparents.com/first-look-into-dumbos-new-public-library/

Description: The Adams Street Library in DUMBO is now open! This is the first new library location in Brooklyn in almost 40 years. Adams Street Library features 10,000 books, reading rooms for children, teens, and adults; WiFi and laptop lending; a holds pickup service, 18 coworking desks, two meeting rooms, public restroom, stunning views and more.

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Title: The new INCREDIBLE Brooklyn Heights library is opening today

URL: https://brooklynbridgeparents.com/the-new-incredible-brooklyn-heights-library-is-opening-today/

Description: Today, Brooklyn Public Library celebrates the opening of the Brooklyn Heights Library at 286 Cadman Plaza West. At over 26,000 square feet, this library is now the second-largest library in Brooklyn after Central Library at Grand Army Plaza.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Heights,  Branches

Title: Year in Review: Our Last Round-up of Last Year

URL: https://brooklyndowntownstar.com/arts-entertainment/2024/01/24/year-in-review-our-last-round-up-of-last-year/

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library happily reported several highlights for 2023 in a phone interview with the Brooklyn Star.

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Subject:   Books Unbanned,  Book of HOV,  PowerUP,  Branches,  Sunset Park

Title: Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblyperson Emily Gallagher Honor Women of Distinction Luncheon at Wythe Hotel

URL: https://brooklyndowntownstar.com/news_ql/2024/03/06/senator-julia-salazar-and-assemblyperson-emily-gallagher-honor-women-of-distinction-luncheon-at-wythe-hotel/

Description: [Honoree] Lauren Comito is currently the branch manager at the Leonard Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) in Williamsburg and is the executive director of Urban Librarians Unite (ULU), a library workers’ advocacy organization.

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Subject:   Staff

Title: Sunset Park interim library receives prestigious architecture award

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/05/25/sunset-park-interim-library-receives-prestigious-architecture-award/

Description: The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association announced the Sunset Park interim library was one of the 2021 AIA/American Library Institute’s Library Building Awards winners.

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Title: Newly Renovated Cortelyou Library Celebrates Reopening with Assembly Member Robert C. Carroll and Friends of Cortelyou Library

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/09/14/newly-renovated-cortelyou-library-celebrates-reopening-with-assembly-member-robert-c-carroll-and-friends-of-cortelyou-library/

Description: The Friends of Cortelyou Library, BPL President Linda E. Johnson and Assembly Member Robert Carroll — an enthusiastic supporter of libraries across the borough — welcomed patrons back to Cortelyou Library today after a brief closure to upgrade the branch.

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Title: No more ‘late fines’ at Brooklyn Public Library branches

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/10/06/no-more-late-fines-at-brooklyn-public-library-branches/

Description: The joint decision by the Brooklyn, New York City and Queens library systems, announced on Tuesday, to do away with “late fines” may surprise people who grew up in fear of handing in books late and having to pay these fines, but the decision was in the making for the past few years, according to Linda E. Johnson, president and CEO of Brooklyn Public Library.

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Title: Brooklyn Public Library opens Adams Street Library; first branch since 1983

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/10/12/brooklyn-public-library-opens-adams-st-library-first-branch-since-1983/

Description: On Tuesday, Brooklyn Public Library celebrated the opening of Adams Street Library, marking its 60th branch in the system and first new library built in Brooklyn since 1983.

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Title: Brooklyn Public Library competition awards nearly $90K to support new initiatives

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/12/20/brooklyn-public-library-competition-awards-nearly-90k-to-support-new-initiatives/

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Title: Center for Brooklyn History hosts winners of student history contest

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/03/29/center-for-brooklyn-history-announces-winners-of-2022-new-york-city-history-day-contest/

Description: The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library hosted New York City History Day for the second time this year, taking over from the Museum of the City of New York, which hosted NYCHD for 30 years.

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Subject:   CBH

Title: BPL's Nicole Bryan Honored by Library Journal

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/05/04/bpls-nicole-bryan-honored-by-library-journal/

Description: Nicole Bryan, the head librarian at Brooklyn Public Library's Macon Library in Bedford-Stuyvesant, has been named a "2022 Mover and Shaker" by the Library Journal.

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Subject:   Staff

Title: 'Promises Kept': New Brooklyn Heights Library opens

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/06/08/promises-kept-new-brooklyn-heights-library-opens/

Description: After years of construction and delay due to COVID-19, Brooklyn Heights has a brand new library.

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Subject:   Branches,  Brooklyn Heights

Title: Brooklyn Public Library announces dynamic works for 2022 book prizes

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/08/22/brooklyn-public-library-announces-dynamic-works-for-2022-book-prizes/

Description: Brooklyn Public Library on Monday announced the "longlists" for the 2022 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize for fiction and nonfiction/poetry, recognizing writing that exemplifies the spirit of Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Book Prize

Title: Councilmember Avilés, BPL President lead bilingual storytime in Brooklyn

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/10/28/councilmember-aviles-bpl-president-lead-bilingual-storytime-in-brooklyn/

Description: Councilmember Alexa Avilés and Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO, Linda E. Johnson visited Sunset Park Library on Wednesday to read to the library's youngest partons.

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Subject:   Story time

Title: 2022 wasn't a total bust in Brooklyn!

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/01/03/2022-was-not-a-total-bust-in-brooklyn/

Description: It took a lot of back-and-forth, but this year a beautiful new library opened in Brooklyn Heights.

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Subject:   Branches,  Brooklyn Heights

Title: Creator's of BPL's 'Books UnBanned' Honored as Librarians of the Year

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/01/04/whats-news-breaking-wednesday-january-4-2023/

Description: The scholarly publication Library Journal has named a team from the Brooklyn Public Library as Librarians of the Year.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned,  Staff

Title: Bushwick's Washington Irving Library Wins Robotics League Championship

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/01/27/bushwicks-washington-irving-library-wins-robotics-league-championship/

Description: A team from Bushwick's Washington Irving Library branch won top honors at the BKLYN Library's Robotics League Championship this week.

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Subject:   Events

Title: BPL nominates Dominique Jean-Louis as chief historian at Center for Brooklyn History

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/04/10/bpl-nominates-dominique-jean-louis-as-chief-historian-at-center-for-bk-history/

Description: Dominique Jean-Louis was appointed as chief historian of the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) at the Brooklyn Public Library on Monday.

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Subject:   Staff,  CBH

Title: An eco haven at BK's northern tip: The Greenpoint Library and its Environmental Education Center

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/08/01/an-eco-haven-at-bks-northern-tip-the-greenpoint-library-and-its-environmental-education-center/

Description: A visit to BPL's Greenpoint branch.

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Subject:   Branches,  Greenpoint

Title: $3.5M secured in state funding for Brooklyn libraries

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/08/28/3-5m-secured-in-state-funding-for-bklyn-libraries/

Description: An additional $3.5 million in funding for much-needed renovations and upgrades to Brooklyn's public libraries has been secured by State Senator Iwen Chu.

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Title: Center for Brooklyn History opens with gala ribbon-cutting, reception

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/09/15/center-for-brooklyn-history-opens-with-gala-ribbon-cutting-reception/

Description: Crowd-sourced exhibition "Brooklyn Is" celebrates Bklyn's people

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Subject:   CBH

Title: New Sunset Park Library and Apartments Opens

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/11/15/new-sunset-park-library-and-apartments-opens/

Description: 100% affordable housing paired with expanded state of the art library

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Subject:   Branches,  Sunset Park

Title: 'Anthem to US' calls on the public to add a piece to the nation's songbook

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/01/29/anthem-to-us-calls-on-the-public-to-add-to-the-nations-songbook/

Description: Brooklyn Public Library and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have announced Anthem to US, a new project presented in collaboration with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Queens Public Library.

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Title: Photographs by Sylvia Plachy in BPL Exhibit 'It Happened in New York'

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/01/29/photographs-by-sylvia-plachy-in-bpl-exhibit/

Description: Brooklyn Public Library currently presents "It Happened in New York," an exhibition of photographs by Sylvia Plachy.

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Subject:   Exhibitions

Title: Newly renovated Center for Brooklyn History reopens with interactive crowd-sourced exhibition: "Brooklyn Is..."

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/02/01/center-for-brooklyn-history-reopens-with-brooklyn-is/

Description: Led by longtime history programmer, "Brooklyn Is..." gives visitors a new introduction to the landmark building.

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Subject:   CBH,  Exhibitions

Title: Kings Bay Library takes top honors in Brooklyn Robotics League championship

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/02/07/kings-bay-library-wins-brooklyn-robotics-league-championship/

Description: Kings Bay Library took top honors in Brooklyn Public Library's robotics championship over the weekend, beating 15 teams from libraries around the borough for first place. Cortelyou Library and New Lots Library took second and third place respectively.

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Subject:   Branches,  Events,  Kings Bay,  Cortelyou,  New Lots

Title: Pro-Palestinian Protestors disrupt Sen. Gillibrand at Brooklyn Heights Association's 2024 Annual Meeting

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/03/05/pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-sen-gillibrand-at-brooklyn-heights-associations-2024-annual-meeting/

Description: BHS presented its Community Service Awards to groups and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the neighborhood's quality of life. [One of] this year's winners [was] Brooklyn Public Library, with its award accepted by Rachel Tiemann, librarian and branch manager at the Brooklyn Heights Library.

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Subject:   Branches,  Brooklyn Heights

Title: Library custodian recognized for cleaning fireworks mess

URL: https://brooklynreporter.com/2021/08/library-custodian-recognized-for-cleaning-fireworks-mess/

Description: A custodian from the Bay Ridge Library was honored for cleaning up a big fireworks mess outside the branch after the Fourth of July.

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Title: Of Course the Brooklyn Public Library’s Premier Zine Collection Is in Bushwick

URL: https://bushwickdaily.com/arts-culture/4413-brooklyn-public-library-zines-bushwick/

Description: The Travis Fristoe Memorial Zine Collection at Bushwick's DeKalb Avenue branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is the only such collection system-wide—and its creator has big plans for it.

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Subject:   Collections

Title: What Can Your Local Public Library Offer You?

URL: https://bushwickdaily.com/guides/what-can-your-local-public-library-offer-you/

Description: A glimpse into the countless programs offered by Buhwick's local public libraries.

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Title: Brooklyn Public Library unveils its most borrowed book ever to celebrate 125 years

URL: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/brooklyn-public-library-unveils-most-104735434.html?src=rss

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library announced that Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is its most borrowed book.

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Subject:   125th Anniversary

Title: Teen Tech Center coordinator’s journey comes full circle

URL: https://corporate.bestbuy.com/teen-tech-center-coordinators-journey-comes-full-circle/

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library system in New York, has played a special role in Nadine Cabrera’s life. She got a part-time job at the Bay Ridge Library when she was 15 years old, helping visitors check out and return books. Then, in March 2019, a new Best Buy Teen Tech Center opened at the Kings Highway Library, and Nadine was hired to run it.

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Title: Brooklyn Public Library Has Launched "Whispering Libraries" Throughout Brooklyn

URL: https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/brooklyn-public-library-has-launched-whispering-libraries-throughout-brooklyn/

Description: Throughout the summer, you may stumble upon music, poetry, oral histories, podcast excerpts, and spoken literature near 10 branches of BPL.

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Title: Soak up hip-hop history in Brooklyn and more things to do around NYC in the coming week

URL: https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/soak-up-hip-hop-history-in-brooklyn-and-more-things-to-do-around-nyc-in-the-coming-week

Description: On Saturday night, the Brooklyn Public Library will examine the music's roots with "Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Hip-Hop."

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Subject:   Events

Title: A 'teen council' at the Brooklyn Public Library combats book bans nationwide

URL: https://gothamist.com/news/a-teen-council-at-the-brooklyn-public-library-combats-book-bans-nationwide

Description: Ivan Torres, 18, shared his experience with local students through the Brooklyn Public Library’s Intellectual Freedom Teen Council. The unique program connects kids from the most populous U.S. city with teens from states where book bans are roiling communities.

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Subject:   Books Unbanned

Title: Exclusive: The Brooklyn Public Library is announcing its most borrowed books of all time

URL: https://gothamist.com/news/exclusive-the-brooklyn-public-library-is-announcing-its-most-borrowed-books-of-all-time

Description: Since late October, the Brooklyn Public Library has been releasing information about the most popular books in its 125-year history. The “drops” have been happening online, every weekday, ten titles at a time, as part of its “Top 125 Most Borrowed Books” countdown.

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Subject:   125th Anniversary

Title: Lawmakers to consider legislation after Brooklyn 'Drag Story Hour' bomb threat

URL: https://gothamist.com/news/lawmakers-to-consider-legislation-after-brooklyn-drag-story-hour-bomb-threat

Description: City lawmakers are in talks over legislation that could address the ongoing hostility aimed at kid-friendly readings hosted by drag queens.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Story time,  Branches,  Events

Title: Oklahoma teacher suspended after promoting Brooklyn Public Library's anti-censorship campaign

URL: https://gothamist.com/news/oklahoma-teacher-suspended-after-promoting-brooklyn-public-librarys-anti-censorship-campaign

Description: A Brooklyn Public Library initiative to combat state book bans has landed an Oklahoma teacher in trouble, after a parent there complained her promotion of the resource was itself a violation of state law.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: Hey Kids Comics! Owner Lists The Library’s Best Graphic Novels

URL: https://greenpointers.com/2022/01/24/hey-kids-comics-owner-lists-the-librarys-best-graphic-novels/

Description: This selectivity alongside what sellers are referring to as the “The Great Manga Shortage” drove the Hey Kids Comics! owner to do something he never imagined he’d do. He told customers to head to the local Greenpoint library and check out graphic novels for free.

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Subject:   Collections

Title: Center For Brooklyn History Debuts A Joe Lentol Collection

URL: https://greenpointers.com/2023/06/21/center-for-brooklyn-history-debuts-a-joe-lentol-collection/

Description: From 1972 to 2020, Joseph R. Lentol (colloquially known to many as Joe Lentol) represented Greenpoint — as well as Fort Greene and Williamsburg in District 50 — in the New York State Assembly. And now, to punctuate his nearly-50-year tenure, Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History has opened a collection in his honor, the Joseph R. Lentol papers.

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Subject:   CBH

Title: What Happens When NYC Defunds Libraries

URL: https://hellgatenyc.com/what-happens-when-nyc-defunds-libraries

Description: Libraries are already short-staffed. What will happen if their budgets are cut even more?

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Title: Why Is the BPL’s Central Library Closed Tomorrow? Blame Jay-Z

URL: https://hellgatenyc.com/why-is-the-bpls-central-library-closed-tomorrow-blame-jay-z

Description: A source tells Hell Gate there's a party Thursday night for the opening of an exhibit that's all about Hov.

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Subject:   Book of HOV

Title: Why Libraries Have a Public Spirit That Most Museums Lack

URL: https://hyperallergic.com/525985/why-libraries-have-a-public-spirit-that-most-museums-lack/

Description: A broad swath of society seems to feel more welcome in a public library rather than a museum. I examined the Brooklyn Public Library as a model of heightened engagement through collective knowledge creation.

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Title: The Pro-Nazi Artist Behind the Brooklyn Public Library’s Facade

URL: https://hyperallergic.com/823702/the-pro-nazi-artist-behind-the-brooklyn-public-librarys-facade/

Description: In 2021, a reporter for Der Spiegel revealed that German-born American sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein, who created the gilded bas-reliefs on the library’s 50-foot limestone pylons, exhibited sculptures in the first three Great German Art Exhibitions, organized by the Nazi government as propaganda events.

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Subject:   Branches,  Central

Title: Teacher Resigns After Her Clever Banned-Book Hack Got Her Removed From the Classroom

URL: https://jezebel.com/teacher-resigns-after-her-clever-banned-book-hack-got-h-1849456211

Description: This week, a high school teacher in Norman, Oklahoma, resigned after she was, by her own account, placed on leave because she provided her students with a QR code to the Brooklyn Public Library’s “Books Unbanned” site.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: Here are the Brooklyn Public Library’s most-borrowed books of all time

URL: https://lithub.com/here-are-the-brooklyn-public-librarys-most-borrowed-books-of-all-time/

Description: For the past month, in honor of its 125th birthday, the Brooklyn Public Library has been counting down its 125 most-borrowed books of all time, and today, Gothamist released the top five.

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Subject:   125th Anniversary

Title: The Brooklyn Public Library is giving eCards to teens nationwide to challenge book bans

URL: https://lithub.com/the-brooklyn-public-library-is-giving-ecards-to-teens-nationwide-to-challenge-book-bans/

Description: Like we needed another reason to love libraries: with book bans ramping up in school systems around the country, the Brooklyn Public Library is taking steps to make its massive catalog available to as many young people as possible.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: Designs for Two Libraries Reimagine the Familiar Typology as a Community Hub

URL: https://metropolismag.com/projects/libraries-reuse-workac-multistudio/

Description: Two recent library projects reflect the typology’s evolving role as a community center: One is a renovation of a big-box grocery store in Olathe, Kansas, by Multistudio (formerly Gould Evans); the other is a retrofit of the ground floor of a 1901 industrial building in Dumbo, Brooklyn, by WORKac.

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Subject:   Branches,  Adams Street

Title: BPL's most borrowed books of all time

URL: https://news.yahoo.com/bpls-most-borrowed-books-time-150413174.html

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library compiled a list of the most borrowed books of all time, dating back to 1896.

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Subject:   125th Anniversary

Title: Brooklyn librarians offer banned books to children

URL: https://news.yahoo.com/brooklyn-librarians-offer-banned-books-150250393.html

Description: The Books Unbanned program attempts to offer young readers a chance to read books that have been banned in classrooms in some parts of the U.S.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned,  Staff

Title: NYC library: Youths read banned books online free

URL: https://news.yahoo.com/nyc-library-youths-read-banned-210307992.html

Description: The Brooklyn Public Library offers a free library card to anyone in the U.S. aged 13 to 21 who wants to check out and read books digitally in response to the nationwide wave of book censorship and restrictions.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: New York, Brooklyn And Queens Public Library Systems Doing Away With Late Fees

URL: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/05/nyc-libraries-no-late-fees/

Description: There are no more late fees for books and other materials at the three public library systems in New York City.

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Title: The Brooklyn Public Library Debuts 26,000-Square-Foot Branch At 286 Cadman Plaza West In Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

URL: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/06/the-brooklyn-public-library-debuts-26000-square-foot-branch-at-286-cadman-plaza-west-in-brooklyn-heights-brooklyn.html

Description: The new Brooklyn Heights Public Library at 286 Cadman Plaza West is now complete and open to the public. Located on the border of Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn, the 26,000-square-foot library is the second-largest branch of the Brooklyn Public Library System, after the Central Library Headquarters.

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Subject:   Branches,  Brooklyn Heights

Title: The Brooklyn Public Library Already Knows How to Get Books Back Without Fines

URL: https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/entry/the-brooklyn-public-library-knows-how-to-get-books-back-without-fines/

Description: This October, New York City’s three public library systems announced they will longer charge late fines on books and other circulating materials, in an effort to eliminate a barrier to access and ensure all New Yorkers have free and open access to city libraries.

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Title: How Teens Are Pushing Back On Book Bans

URL: https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/how-teens-are-pushing-back-on-book-bans/

Description: In New York City, the Brooklyn Public Library responded to the wave of book bans by opening their digital shelves. The initiative, named Books Unbanned by a BPL intern, allows people ages 13 to 21 to sign up for a digital card with the library. So far, they have issued more than 4,300 cards.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned

Title: Citi Bike offers free month of membership to NYCHA tenants and SNAP recipients

URL: https://ny.curbed.com/2019/8/19/20811953/citi-bike-free-month-membership-nycha-snap/

Description: Free Citibike memberships being distributed at public libraries.

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Title: Unique partnership brings new library and affordable housing under same roof

URL: https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/11/16/unique-partnership-brings-new-library-and-affordable-housing-under-same-roof--

Description: It was a celebration on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park as community leaders and elected officials along with students from P.S. 1 cut the ribbon on a brand new branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

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Subject:   Branches,  Sunset Park

Title: The Approval Matrix: The Sun Sets on WFH

URL: https://nymag.com/article/the-approval-matrix-week-of-september-25-2023.html

Description: "The Center for Brooklyn History reopens" is listed in the brilliant/highbrow quadrant.

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Subject:   CBH

Title: The Best Books for 6-Year-Olds, According to Librarians

URL: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-books-for-six-year-olds.html

Description: Book recommendations from librarians, including some from Brooklyn Public Library.

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Title: 17 Kids’ Books to Read During Black History Month (and All Year Long)

URL: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/kids-books-black-history-month.html

Description: According to Sheneatha Frison, a school outreach librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library, it’s important to realize that Black history is American history, and learning about it can and should be happening all year long.

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Title: Good shhh: NYC public libraries to end late fees altogether, waive open fines

URL: https://nypost.com/2021/10/05/nyc-public-libraries-to-end-late-fees-wave-open-fines/

Description: New York City is Dewey decimating late fees — and closing the book on millions of dollars of outstanding fines for overdue or lost books.

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Title: Brooklyn library’s Drag Story Hour moved after bomb threat

URL: https://nypost.com/2023/09/23/brooklyn-librarys-drag-story-hour-moved-after-bomb-threat/

Description: A Brooklyn library received a bomb threat Saturday shortly before it was to host a group of drag queens reading books to kids — causing the event being moved to a nearby coffee shop.

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Subject:   Story Time,  Events,  Branches,  Cortelyou

Title: Former Norman teacher criticized for sharing QR code takes job with Brooklyn Library

URL: https://okcfox.com/news/local/former-teacher-criticized-for-sharing-qr-code-takes-job-with-brooklyn-public-library-summer-boismier-norman-public-schools-books-unbanned-hb-1775-violation-english-oklahoma-educator-osde-walters-teaching-certificate/

Description: Former Norman teacher Summer Boismier is headed to the Big Apple. Boismier resigned from her teaching job in August after sharing a QR code linked to "Books Unbanned," a resource from the Brooklyn Public Library. Now she's closing this chapter by going back to where it all began, working full-time for BPL.

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Subject:   Books UnBanned,  Staff

Title: Bed-Stuy Librarian Named 'Health Hero' For Pandemic Response

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-librarian-named-health-hero-pandemic-response/

Description: Nicole Bryan, who took over the Macon Library just two months before the pandemic, set up an outdoor library to help local families.

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Title: Bed-Stuy Librarian Named A 'Mover And Shaker' With National Award

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-librarian-named-mover-shaker-2022/

Description: Nicole Bryan, who took over the Macon Library just two months before the pandemic, was one of the first to set up outdoor space.

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Subject:   Staff

Title: New Brooklyn Library Card Celebrates Black American History

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/s/hm8yu/new-brooklyn-library-card-celebrates-black-american-history/

Description: A new library card celebrating Black Americans has been released by the Brooklyn Public Library just in time for Juneteenth. The winning design, chosen from more than 400 submissions, was created by college student Jneyde "Nehemiah" Williams and features illustrations of prominent figures in Black history.

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Title: Bomb Threat At Drag Story Hour In BK Library Spurs Electeds' Action

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/bomb-threat-drag-story-hour-bk-library-spurs-electedss-action

Description: A bomb threat sent Brooklyn library-goers scrambling Saturday, but it didn't stop a Drag Story Hour from putting on its kid-friendly reading event as planned.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Branches,  Events,  Story time

Title: Brooklyn History Center Reopens After Renovations

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/center-bk-history-reopens-after-renovations

Description: "The door to [Brooklyn's] shared past" reopened last week after renovations, boasting thousands of books, photographs, artifacts and art.

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Subject:   CBH

Title: Brooklyn Children's Museum Library To Open This Year, BPL Says

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/ditmaspark/s/hgf3j/brooklyn-childrens-museum-library-to-open-this-year-bpl-says/

Description: Brooklynites can pick up and return books at the museum starting next week as it prepares to open the new Brower Park branch.

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Title: No, Brooklyn Public Library Isn't Selling Off Its Books

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/parkslope/amp/30997706/no-brooklyn-public-library-isnt-selling-off-its-books/

Description: A rumor circulated that the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library was selling off its arts and music collection. Officials say nope.

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Subject:   Collections